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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Man, a lathe will fuck you up if things go awry.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sometimes I throw the chuck just to feel something.

I've had several thousand deducted from my pay to fix the ceiling.

[–] explodicle 1 points 5 days ago

Employee breaks something: loses money equal to the damage

Employee makes something: gains money far below profits

It's amazing how easily capitalists understand the value you bring to the company... only when it's negative.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You saw that one too?

I'm really nervous around them these days that's for sure

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Took a machining class, could barely drill a 3/16"(I think?) at 2000rpm cause that video scared me so much

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Mind sharing the video?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I lathe in my underwear only since watching that video.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Make sure it's leather as well

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems like you should keep the lathe out of your underwear, TBH.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

I'm like a Ken doll.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I doubt the part of the statement before the "but," not the part after it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Oh definitely. However the warning joke appears to imply that even attempting to use it will alter you in some comic supervillain sense or something.